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 Jo Mama
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 12:58 PM |
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Iregular indicator flashing
Hello friends,
My indicators are both working but at iregular intervals. The flashing would start with one big pause and then the flashing would get faster and
faster and then become iregular. Could a dud fladsher relay cause this or would it be somewhere else in the circuit? I also suspect that it might be
the alarm i have installed. since this problem started, the indicators dont flash when i activated the alarm. My flasher relay is a cheap 2 input unit
that is connected to my bug.
Thank you,
Regards,
Nick.
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 02:03 PM |
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Hi Man
what brand is the flasher unit? I have been having a similar problem with the new one I bought, I think it was a Tridon unit.
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 02:14 PM |
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Mine are irregular too, more so for turning left than turning right !?!?!
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 02:18 PM |
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Mines only been like it since I put the tridon unit in, when I had a Hella unit it was fine!
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 02:45 PM |
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Yah mine too but I just ignore it.........or shouldnt I be?
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 04:12 PM |
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I read somewhere that some flasher units are sensitive to the resistance of the system and some are not. Could explain what is happening.
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 09:52 PM |
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Yeah i know a FLASHER and he's irregular too!
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| posted on August 11th, 2003 at 10:08 PM |
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Yeah, you'll notice they flash quicker if you've got a bulb blown - that's to let you know that it's blown. The wiring in old
cars can cause some strange effects because of this. Pulling off every connector you can find, shining the post with a typewriter eraser and
refitting it can often help - but corrosion travelling up the wires is another problem.
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| posted on August 12th, 2003 at 09:36 AM |
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Rob,
The flasher relay brand is a cylindrical looking type that has mexico written on it.
nick.
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| posted on August 12th, 2003 at 08:46 PM |
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Ground control to major Tom
A bad earth is also often a main affender.
This can make then flash faster with out having a blown globe.
Try cleaning all your terminals and also pull your indicators apart and clean the globe sockect.
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 01:01 AM |
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What year? sounds similar to a friend's 73 superbug with some rust. water had got in the relay under the dash. replaced relay after removing the
relay case and drilling holes, fix cause of leak asap.
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 06:50 AM |
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Hi Nick
I have a Hella unit on order, if this solves the problem I will post it here!
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[Edited on 12-8-2003 by Robo]
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 10:36 AM |
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Jo Mama & all
First of all it sounds like you have a 6 volt electrical system. Is this true.
With a 6 Volt system its critical the wattage output of your flasher unit.
most of them are 2 x 18W which means that you must have 18Watt 6 Volt globes fitted to your blinkers all round.
try this first and check all your globes as well as the Earth system like Nathan says.
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 10:39 AM |
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no vw54 my kombi is 12V.
I suspect it's corroded connections and wires, but as the indicators do work re-doing the indicator wiring is a very low priority, I've got
other more important things on the list at the moment.
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 06:01 PM |
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Even with 12 Volt they could still be different Wattage globes so check that as well...
together with corrosion and a good earth.
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 06:52 PM |
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I have a 12v system. I understand how a bad earth can effect the idicators, but what is strange is that when indicating, it starts with a big pause
and then gets faster, then slows down, then faster etc.
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| posted on August 13th, 2003 at 07:42 PM |
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Flasher Relays
Hey,
I was running a Hella unit, was awesome, was running sweet. Then my blinkers cut out all of a sudden, and i took it out, after some pretty hectic
pulling out of its socket ( it was stuck down with silicon) i found out it was filled up with water. I opened it up, drained the water, and gave it
another go, after soldering the plastic shut on the base of it, and it worked, for 2 mins, then it just wouldnt work again. I bought a new unit, and
now it flashes really fast some times, and slower other times, but not irregularly often, just now and then it will go fast.
So i dunno, when u buy a flasher, just make sure it is correct, by checking the numbers for the terminals ( dunno what the numbers stand for  ) but yer, match it up, and it will work  hehe
Waiting to here if robs Hella unit fixed the prob.
Cheers,
Jimmy
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